thebarefootvc

JULY 13, 2017

A couple of weeks ago I spoke at a conference entitled “Business of Blockchains” that the MIT Technology Review and MIT Media Lab organized in Cambridge. The core of the talk was to explain how decentralized technology is the next generation of what we saw develop with the internet. Disruptors are dismissed until they aren’t.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. This, of course, doesn't mean that we discourage entrepreneurs from seeking financing.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Global and Local. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi. These questions have been rattling around my brain.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Some, such as Chinese mobile company Xiaomi, were founded less than five years ago while others such as Good Technology have been around for more than a decade.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. The things that always differentiated Accenture?

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. In fact, I was pleased to even see an entrepreneur from Kolkata, India, the city in which I was born and raised. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Estate Lister. ServiceSutra.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. Then Dhana Cohen pitched TheNextBigZing.com where she has collected various merchants with video reviews of products. Now, e-commerce has had extremely slow penetration in India, one of the key reasons being the lack of reliability of the delivery and logistics chain.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While there may be initial grants that launch businesses and get them off the ground, philosophically, we believe that a model of self-sustaining development is the key to a stable global economic system. This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions.

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. By April 2010, the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative had been formally named.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Three trends which started in 2010 should continue into 2011 and should accelerate as the year goes on: VC funding will continue to accelerate fueled by the global growth in entrepreneurship; job creation will see gains, fueled by startups and small business; initial public offerings will see a comeback. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 28, 2020

Perception also informs finance. Likewise, it’s a lesson in the importance of brands, and being seen as technologically competent and future-centric. The Economic Perception of You: Being seen as future-focused and technologically literate in your career is a bankable asset. Rightly or wrongly, perception is reality.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Charge-back accounting solution for large enterprises deploying cloud technologies. Ric Telford, VP of cloud services, IBM pointed me to the rather significant move towards rolling out private clouds at large enterprises, a move that IBM is spearheading by providing full stacks of infrastructure technologies. Sequoia has financed them.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

The last 40 years have seen an explosive adoption of new technologies (social media, telecom, life sciences, etc.) Not only are the number of new technologies and entrants growing, but also increasing is the rate at which technology is disrupting existing companies. Figure 1 : Five technology revolutions source: Carlota Perez.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

From what I have seen, this is one of the few companies that can cross the elusive billion dollar mark in due course. Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. As you may know, 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing, get rejected. Globally, this is a much larger number. However, 1M/1M is a development economics project. Please try to understand why.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Ad Serving Technology. Analytics review â?? mixpanel vs kissmetric vs google analytics review. Tech*if*er0*urs â?? Seed Startups.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some interesting companies and a lot of fundraising discussions, and I will review them shortly. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 24, 2011

The discussion today was around Social Media financing and go-to-market strategy. The missing piece is getting reviewed by campus blogs and newspapers, which I advised Chris to look into. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by nazreth.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

My finance career began with a long commute and a cramped cubicle. If manufacturers can increase productivity , they can produce more without increasing costs, then they are more globally competitive. Thanks to Danavir Sarria, SupplyDrop ! #4- 4- Get away from personal problems. Photo Credit: Susan Smith. Photo Credit: Vanessa Bouche.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. Technological upkeep and maintenance. Financing and cash flow.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

We held a workshop of stakeholders and explored names inspired by a variety of approaches (provenance, roots of our technology, etc). Freeze drying is an incredible technology that leaves fruits nutritionally as intact as when they were ripe. I am originally from India but have been away from the country for almost 16 years.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

9 Tech Millionaires Under Age 30 [INFOGRAPHIC]. Brian Sullivan is vice president of client services at Gigya , where he advises clients on implementing social technology. Gigya offers websites a suite of social technology like social login , comments, game mechanics and a social identity management platform.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Given the lag in GAAP revenue recognition, the Q4 09 revenues are indicating an increased productivity in Q3 2009 (we have unfortunately to look backward due to the GAAP revenue recognition model), but the trend is very encouraging. mba india. Finance Dissertation Help. Finance Dissertation Proposal. thanx and good job.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Obviously, none of us can accurately determine what the future will hold, but thanks to globalization, rapid advances in the scientific and technological sectors, and a very connected online world ( among other things ), change is happening faster than ever before. And in the 21st century, it will take China and India just 15 years.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. more in Tech. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » |. The Wall Street Journal. My Journal.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“The tech industry creates roughly 10 awesome companies per year,” he says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. She has been covering technology news for over 15 years, most recently as a senior editor for TechCrunch. There are 10 awesome companies a year, and they will get funded.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Web Design/Tech Services. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. Deutschland.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. Here's what the data say about Israeli startups: They’re Israeli-run but with global footprints. We think so.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

has transformed from a small information technology components firm into a comprehensive and full-service IT computer hardware and support solution provider, servicing over 20,000 clients across the country. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2019

As this idea that purpose can only be purpose, if it’s service, if it’s feeding the lepers in India, if it’s sacrificing the shirts off for a back. One guy wanted me to help expand his business globally and be the head of human resources to recruit his team all over the world. They figured out who they are.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. Cashflow is the other key metric. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #3.

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